The Japanese Journal of Health and Medical Sociology

The Japanese Journal of Health and Medical Sociology

Published by The Japanese Society of Health and Medical Sociology

1,110 registered articles
(updated on October 12, 2026)

Online ISSN : 2189-8642
Print ISSN : 1343-0203
ISSN-L : 1343-0203

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2026 Volume 37 Issue 1

[title in Japanese] Makiko HASEGAWA
Heteronormativity and Legal Marriage Norms in Reproductive Medicine and Experiences of Exclusion Among Sexual Minorities: An Analysis of Open-Ended Responses from the “Kodomap” Survey Eri MIZUNO, Risa KUMAMOTO
Illness–Care and Validation–Dependency in the Diagnostic Model for Trans Healthcare: Ambivalent Epistemic Consequences in Japan’s Evolving Medical Framework Yuumi KONISHI
Nurses’ Developmental Perspectives on ‘Independence’ and ‘Dependence’ in Children with Chronical Diseases: An Analysis of Discourse in the Japanese Journal of Child Nursing Hanako TAKAHASHI

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What Is the Role of Nurses in the Integrated Community Care System?

Released on J-STAGE: August 08, 2019 | Volume 29 Issue 1 Pages 25-32

Noriko SAITO
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Exploring “Transcending Boundaries” in Health and Medical Sociology: Current Status and Challenges in the Retention of Foreign Care Workers in Nagasaki and Saga Prefecture

Released on J-STAGE: March 13, 2026 | Volume 36 Issue 2 Pages 1-10

Yuko O. HIRANO
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HIV and Blood Products: Pharmaceutical Administration in Japan

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Jugo HANAI
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Brain Differences and Shifts of Ideas: Neurodiversity Discourse in Japan

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Shohei WATANABE
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Nurses’ Developmental Perspectives on ‘Independence’ and ‘Dependence’ in Children with Chronical Diseases: An Analysis of Discourse in the Japanese Journal of Child Nursing

Released on J-STAGE: August 26, 2026 | Volume 37 Issue 1 Pages 90-100

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